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May 23rd 2008

CIA-Style Hide and Seek: Exploding Notebooks, Suicide Needles, Rectal Tool Kits and More

The freakiest thing about reading CIA gadget lore is that it’s all real. The nerds working for the agency’s Office of Technical Services were always devising and building gadgets to get people out of—or into—difficult situations. Here’s a rundown of crazy stuff from the Spytech book, not necessarily stuff you’d carry all at the same…

Tech News Wilson Rothman May 23

January 28th 2008

LEGO Brick Timeline: 50 Years of Building Frenzy and Curiosities

The LEGO brick turns 50 at exactly 1:58 p.m. today, January 28, 2008. This timeline shows these 50 years of building frenzy by happy kids and kids-at-heart, all the milestones from the LEGOLAND themed sets to TECHNIC and MINDSTORMS NXT, as well as all kinds of weird curiosities about the most famous stud-and-tube couple system…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 28

September 24th 2007

Apple Says Unlocked iPhones Will Brick After Software Update – What Does It Mean?

Not only are certain Apple stores voiding the warranty on hacked and unlocked iPhones, Apple’s just released a statement saying the unlock process coupled with a future iPhone update may make your phones a useless brick. Apple “strongly discourages users from installing unauthorized unlocking programs,” because the “permanent inability to use an iPhone due to…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 24

August 23rd 2007

Pandora’s Battery Unbricks and Downgrades All PSPs

Those of you who have managed to brick or accidentally upgrade your PSP have been looking for this Pandora’s Battery software even if you didn’t realize it. The app lets you turn any battery into an official Sony Jigkick battery, which is what their repair staff uses to unbrick (and also downgrade) your PSP. Best…

Tech News Jason Chen Aug 23

August 2nd 2007

Solid Alliance’s Mr. Tengu Does Pretty Much Nothing

Following up on our theme of Japanese gadgets that do pretty much nothing, we’ve got Solid Alliance’s Mr. Tengu. It’s a small brick with a face that plugs into your USB port and reacts to sounds and music around “him.” Different sounds make him make different “facial expressions,” and when he’s tired he’ll actually “go…

Tech News Jason Chen Aug 2

February 19th 2007

Retro Brick Cellphone: Modern GSM Guts Inside

Whatever the counterculture trend is now, Le Car or Cadillac, I’ve decided that bigger is better. I don’t mind the Zune’s heft, and I’m wishing I’d bought the 17-inch Macbook instead of the 15. So, I’m very happy to find this classic moto styled brick phone with a GSM SIM slot inside. And the china-import…

Tech News Brian Lam Feb 19

October 27th 2006

Dealzmodo: LaCie Brick 300GB External Hard Drive, $110

There isn’t anything cooler than Legos, am I right? We’ve known about LaCie’s Brick Hard Drives Enclosures for quite some time now. Buy.com has a 300GB LaCie Brick external hard drive for $120 after $40 of instant savings. Use Google Checkout to pay to receive an addition $10 off. Shipping is free. You’ll be the…

Tech News Travis Hudson Oct 27

CIA-Style Hide and Seek: Exploding Notebooks, Suicide Needles, Rectal Tool Kits and More

LEGO Brick Timeline: 50 Years of Building Frenzy and Curiosities

Apple Says Unlocked iPhones Will Brick After Software Update – What Does It Mean?

Pandora’s Battery Unbricks and Downgrades All PSPs

Solid Alliance’s Mr. Tengu Does Pretty Much Nothing

Retro Brick Cellphone: Modern GSM Guts Inside

Dealzmodo: LaCie Brick 300GB External Hard Drive, $110

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This 4-in-1 Ergonomic Laptop Sleeve Hits a Record Low With $53 Worth of Free Extras Included

Samsung Clears Out Galaxy SmartTag2 at 42% Off, Now Nearly Half the Price of Apple’s AirTag

‘Daemons of the Shadow Realm’ Has Four Banger Songs For the Price of Two

JBL Boombox 3 Portable Speaker Drops to 40% Off, Though This All-Time Low Price May Not Stick Around for Long

Apple’s M5 13-inch MacBook Air Hits Record Low With Its Biggest Discount Yet Since Launch, Cheaper Than 2025 Model on Amazon

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